León Dormido is a rock development or disintegrated cone of volcanic tuff. The tuff cones are framed when hot magma interacts with cold sea water, and the subsequent explosion shapes the stone construction seen today. Over untold years, disintegration has caused a breach, opening a wide channel through which diving and snorkeling exercises usually take place.
What's more, it offers an amazing perspective as you navigate around this 149-meter-high stone monument! It is perhaps one of the most visited places in the Galapagos Islands for scuba diving.
Departure time: 08:30 am
Approximate return: 03:30 pm
Your adventure begins at 08:00 am. The meeting point is at the agency to later go to the pier to meet the naturalist guide and the rest of the group.
You will sail for 45 minutes towards the north of the island towards Kicker Rock, meanwhile you will be able to appreciate the landscape and the different vegetation of our island.
1.- Diving: Before arriving at León Dorbre we will make a stop somewhere on the coast of San Cristóbal where a diving check will be carried out.
Upon arriving in León Dormido, a first dive is carried out for the divers and the snorkeling group.
We will do the first dive in the largest channel, we dive next to the rock until we reach a maximum depth of 20 meters and then enter the channel to come out on the other side.
During the tour it is possible to see hammerhead sharks at the entrances and galapagos sharks and eagle rays inside the entrance. The channel is made up of a sandy and rocky bottom.
Also, as anywhere on this impressive rock, it is possible to see sea turtles, sea lions, blue sharks and a great variety of fish.
2.- Diving: We continue to the opposite side of León Dormido, where a second dive is carried out for the divers and also for the snorkeling group.
This dive is a wall dive, during almost the entire dive we will do it next to the rock, without seeing the seabed. In this rock during diving it is possible to observe a wide variety of marine life next to the rock. In addition to sharks, sea turtles, sea lions, eagle rays and fish roaming the place.
3.- Beach: Exit to a beach, where you can take a walk and you can also relax. Always accompanied by the Naturalist Guide. Return to San Cristóbal between approximately 3:00 p.m.
On the tour there are normally two groups with their respective guide, diving group and snorkeling group, therefore the two groups will be in the same places carrying out their activities respectively, normally the diving group is small.
Lunch is served on board the boat while we are somewhere with stunning views of San Cristóbal Island.
It should be noted that the conditions in León Dormido are different every day, that is, you cannot always see all the species mentioned above.
DIVING DETAILS:
Diving time: 45 minutes or air reserve
Visibility: between 5 meters to 15 meters
Diving depth: 23 meters
Full tank: 3000 PSI
Air reserve: 700 PSI
Surface interval: 45 minutes (we rest on the boat)
